- While at the plein air retreat, one morning I sat at Eric Rhoads’ table. He told us of a science experiment where 2 identical plants were watered with different water: one with tap water and the other with microwaved water (cooled down first). Within a week or two, the microwave-watered plant died. DIED!! For the umpteenth time, I am so glad I don’t own a microwave.
- OBVIOUSLY, I learned a ton about plein air painting. But since most of my readers are non-artists, I won’t bore you with those things. . .
- . . .except for one thing about painting: I learned that I do much better when painting plein air alone. No one was critical, no one was rushing me, but when it was just me, alone with my own transportation and own schedule, I enjoyed the process more.
- I learned that French easels are the cheap-o version of a mobile easel for brand new painters who don’t know diddly-squat about what they need. Occasionally an experienced painter will use one; fortunately I discovered one of those guys to give my easel to instead of seeking a trash can big enough to accommodate the thing.
- Apple sells a thing called an AirTag that you attach to stuff that you tend to lose, and then when you have lost the thing, it beeps or something. Maybe it gives you an address where it was last seen. Pretty clever, but I would look funny with it hanging off my reading glasses.
- My favorite blog, The Frugal Girl, recently featured me in a Meet a Reader post. The Frugal Girl is the only place besides my own blog where I am active online. Took me a few years to consent to participate in the meet-a-reader, so I had a lot of time to decide what to include and what to omit. It was fun to interact with everyone who commented.
- A friend and former neighbor sent me a link to an article about Three Rivers: msn (whatever that is). It seems to have been written by someone who hasn’t been to our town in about 30 years.
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Your bio in The Frugal Girl was so interesting to read! Your financial policies are almost exactly like mine. I never had a written budget–I just spent frugally on necessities, occasionally on splurges, and if I ran out of money, I postponed until I had more. I have no debt. None. It’s very liberating!
“It used to be mine.” So funny! I wonder how many families pass around the same ugly item over many Christmases? Our family used the same Christmas box for many years (with different items inside).
The Three Rivers article posted by Coco Dollanganger 2 weeks ago? Has he ever been there, or was this written by the annoyingly ubiquitous AI? And why didn’t he mention you specifically in the “Three Rivers Is An Artists’ Colony” section, hmmmm?
Love reading your blog!??
Thank you, and welcome, Cherri!